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Attorney general says mayor may appoint deputy without council approval, leaves factual question on budget limits
Summary
Town Attorney Balazar summarized a South Carolina Attorney General opinion finding a strong mayor can create and fill an assistant/deputy position without council approval, but the AG declined to decide whether recent council budget amendments unlawfully stripped mayoral authority.
Town Attorney Balazar summarized an opinion from the South Carolina Attorney General at the Blythewood Town Council meeting, saying the AG concluded a strong mayor may create a deputy or assistant town administrator position and appoint someone without the council’s approval.
Balazar told the council he had requested the opinion on behalf of the town and that Assistant Attorney General Sydney Nelling responded. Balazar…
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